in votes for finland. the singer made history as the first woman to win twice. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. who was the star of the coronation? apart, that is, from their majesties the king and queen. the answer, most watching would surely agree, is the bearer of the sword of state, all 8lb of it, held aloft for a muscle straining 51 minutes. my guest on political thinking, a conversation with, rather than interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking. it was a feat performed by the first woman to do the job at a coronation, penny mordaunt, and it won the admiration of people who are normally her political foes. she did it as lord president of the council. her dayjob is leader of the house of commons, and that performance led to the bookies cutting the odds on her becoming the next leader of the conservative party. worth remembering, she came mighty close to getting the job and becoming our prime minister last summer after borisjohnson
Border to leave russia as president zelensky accuses Vladimir Putin of sending russian conscripts to their death in ukraine by forcing them to fight in the war. A british man freed after being held by russian backed forces in ukraine describes how he was stabbed by a russian officer and thought he was going to die in captivity. Now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. Welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. Dyou remember when a politician promised to borrow tens of billions of pounds to rescue the country without spilling out where they would get the money was accused of being irresponsible, of being reckless . Of finding a Magic Money Tree . That man wasJeremy Corbyn and hes my guest this week. He was, of course, Leader Of The Labour Party. These days he is not even a labour mp, after keir starmer expelled him from the parliamentary party. But what will be
surrogate pregnancies. and now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. do you remember when a politician promised to borrow tens of billions of pounds to rescue the country without spelling out where they would get the money was accused of being irresponsible, of being reckless? of finding a magic money tree? that man wasjeremy corbyn and he s my guest this week. he was of course leader of the labour party. these days he is not even a labour mp, after keir starmer expelled him from the parliamentary party. but what will be clear at next week s labour conference is he remains the leader of the left. jeremy corbyn, welcome to political thinking. thanks for inviting me on. did you have even a hint of a smile when you heard a tory chancellor stand up and say it s perfectly responsible to borrow tens of billions
border to leave russia as president zelensky accuses vladimir putin of sending russian conscripts to their death in ukraine by forcing them to fight in the war. a british man freed after being held by russian backed forces in ukraine describes how he was stabbed by a russian officer and thought he was going to die in captivity. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. d you remember when a politician promised to borrow tens of billions of pounds to rescue the country without spilling out where they would get the money was accused of being irresponsible, of being reckless? of finding a magic money tree? that man wasjeremy corbyn and he s my guest this week. he was, of course, leader of the labour party. these days he is not even a labour mp, after keir starmer expelled him from the parliamentary party. bu
now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our thinking about what has shaped theirs. well, you know what they say about a week in politics. what a long time this week has felt since that budget that was officially not a budget. we ve seen the pound go down, interest rates go up, mortgages being cancelled, and billions and billions and billions of pounds being spent by the bank of england in order to try and defend the pension system. my guest on political thinking this week is a new member of liz truss s new cabinet. he s the education secretary, kit malthouse. for years before then he d done more junior roles, having been deputy to borisjohnson, not as prime minister, but when he was mayor of london. kit malthouse is seen as a fixer. he becomes the fifth education secretary in a little over a year, a sign ofjust how unstable politics has been. kit malthouse,